In case you hadn’t heard, WISPA is in the midst of its most aggressive advocacy effort ever, working to block the mobile industry’s demands to erect barriers to our sector in the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) spectrum band (3550-3700 MHz). Here’s an update on where we stand.

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“We are excited by the president’s focus on rural broadband,” said WISPA Chairman Chuck Hogg. “With an estimated 24 million rural Americans on the wrong side of the digital divide, there is no higher priority in U.S. telecom policy than closing the rural broadband gap.”

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WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Wireless Innovation Forum (WInnForum) announced today the completion of the ten standards comprising the baseline specifications for commercial operations within the 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band. This watershed event allows the finalization of CBRS products already in various levels of testing and sets the stage for the rollout of commercial CBRS networks.